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I know there is no manule on how to rais kids not even the best doctors get it right all the time but the thing I found that really helped was to make something out of a bad sitution my kids remember when we went up the canyon to have a little cookout the sky was blue and so I got the little fire going to cook the chicken.

After 20 minutes the wind started to pick up but I still kept on cooking. then it started to sprinkle I kept on cooking. Then it started to rain I kept on cooking. then it started to pour down but  kept on cooking then it started to snow but then the chicken was done and we had a wonderful picnic in the car.

years later thats what they tell me is that they remember things like that.

I was a little dispointed because I didn't have any sons and a good friend of mine told me why should you treat your daughters any different than you would a son. that got me to thinking. so this is what did.

I tought them what I could about my shop tools and when I finished off there rooms downstairs they where with me to to sand do the wiring and paint I let them chose what colors but they where happy that they helped. then when they turned 16 and wanted to borrow the family car they had to go to my class on keeping up the car. they had to rotate the tires by themselves change the oil check the air in the tires check the rateator battery break fluid and windsheld water. 

after all that I would give them a piece of paper that I printed of the computer saying they passed my class.

word got out and mothers where calling me and ask if I could teach their kids. I had to set it up for 1 weekend a month. my first class I had three girls and one boy my second class there was eight six girls and two boys. I had a hard time with that many so I put a limit of six students a month. plus they had to bring the family car. because I didn't need it done to mine.

the girls where shocked when I told them they had to get the tire out of the trunk and put it on by themselves and I told them how to use the jacks and all the safty stuff. I did that for about three years when I got real sick and had to go have a by pass done.

but the men in our subdivision found that I was sick they said they would teach there own kids. so I gave the fathers a copy of what was to be done in my class. I felt that in the long run I was saving a kids life and girls wouldnt be stranded out on a dark highway.

I did fun things with my kids as well like when my oldest turned 16 I let her plan her own suprise birthday party.

Now I'm sure your saying now " RIGHT ". I'll tell you what I did my daughter sent out invations and told me what she was planning to have for the party and what they where going to do. so I got a hold of my daughter's best friend and told her to call all the kids that where invited and tell them the party was moved up one day but not to tell my daughter.

It worked like a charm and thats another good memory that my girls have.

Well I think this is to long and I need to go to bed.

P.S. it also works on grand children.